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Ronald Leary Jersey , Calif. (AP)Virgil Green is used to trading personal gain for the success of the team.In his first season with the Los Angeles Chargers, the veteran tight end’s unselfishness might be exactly what is needed following the loss of emerging star Hunter Henry to a serious knee injury.”This isn’t the first time something like this has happened, and it’s always `next man up’ mentality,” Green said following the first day of mandatory minicamp Tuesday. ”Everybody in that room has to contribute, whether you are No. 1 on the depth chart or last on the depth chart.”Henry sustained a torn ACL in practice last month, leaving Green as the only tight end on the roster that has caught a pass in an NFL game and drastically changing his role for the upcoming season. Green, who signed with the Chargers as a free agent in March after playing seven seasons for the Denver Broncos, had been expected to serve mainly as a blocking complement to Henry.Instead, Green might finally get his chance to be used more in the passing game, especially in the red zone. It was how Green was expected to be featured coming out of college at Nevada, but he never caught more than 22 passes in a season, with 48 of his 71 career receptions coming in the past three.The chance to play a more prominent role is refreshing to Green, who has four career touchdown catches.”I’ve made a living blocking when there were times I thought I should have been running routes, but I kept my mouth shut and did what I was supposed to do, won a lot of games in Denver, and I hope to bring that here,” Green said. ”Obviously, who doesn’t want to catch touchdowns? I want to catch 10 touchdowns if I could, but whatever this team needs me to do to win games, that’s all I want to do.”With Henry expected to miss the entire upcoming season Menelik Watson Jersey , the Chargers will use a heavy dose of three-receiver sets highlighting 1,300-yard standout Keenan Allen and a diverse crop of talents including former first-round pick Mike Williams, who could be another big-bodied option near the goal line. Offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt praised the selfless nature of the wide receivers, and Green is trying to do his best to impart the same collective spirit to the tight ends.Whisenhunt recognizes it has been a challenge for Green to help the other six tight ends on the roster while learning the offense for the first time. But Green carries the authority from his time at an AFC West rival to help the group, which includes four rookies and two players in their second seasons, on how to approach life in the NFL.”I’ve been in your position before,” Green said. ”Every year they said, `Oh, this guy, he’s not going to make the roster.’ But somehow I made the roster. Don’t stress about what’s said on the outside. Just focus on your job. Do what you do, and go have fun.”Whisenhunt likes what he has seen so far from the untested tight ends behind Green, but recognizes a better evaluation will come during training camp and preseason games.”The real test comes when we put the pads on and we see how they can hold up in the blocking and what we’re asking them to do there, but we have good competition with that group,” Whisenhunt said.For Green, he is excited for the chance to help the Chargers get back into the postseason for the first time since 2013. He realizes how close they were to that goal last season while splitting the two-game season series with the Broncos.”I know what it takes, what it takes for a team to go to the playoffs and be successful, and my role is just to do whatever this team needs me to do, whatever they need,” Green said. ”I’m just focused on ending my career with a bang.”NOTES: Cornerback Jason Verrett (left knee) went through team drills for the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery last September. … Defensive tackle Corey Liuget did not participate as he recovers from foot surgery, but coach Anthony Lynn expects him to be available for training camp.— In the 3rd year DE’s turn at the podium Shelby Harris Jersey , he offered some insight into the team’s new head coach and the defense he’ll run." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteMile High Reporta Denver Broncos communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBroncosOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Broncos NewsBroncos 2019 Draft ClassBroncos PodcastsBroncos 2019 ScheduleKey Offseason DatesCommunity RulesFull ArchiveBroncos StoriesScheduleRosterStatsOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Adam Gotsis weighs in on Coach FangioNew,12commentsIn the 3rd year DE’s turn at the podium, he offered some insight into the team’s new head coach and the defense he’ll run. Adam Gotsis weighs in on Coach FangioDENVER, CO - OCTOBER 15: Defensive end Adam Gotsis #99 of the Denver Broncos celebrates a sack against the New York Giants at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on October 15, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty ImagesAfter a relatively slow start as a rookie, Adam Gotsis has seen a considerable uptick in playing time as a 2-down defensive lineman in the 2nd and 3rd years of his career. This offseason he’s looking forward at a contract year while adjusting to his 3rd head coach, and 3rd defensive coordinator, in 4 seasons. But Gotsis is embracing the challenge and looking forward to growth and changes in a defense that had gotten a bit stagnant over time.“I’m loving it. We’re still basing out of the 3-4, pretty similar stuff to kind of last year, kind of the same techniques. Then we’re going to be playing a lot of subs, let us get a little more pass rush, a little more pass rush up inside, I think. I think it’s a good fit for a lot of us on the D-Line. I think we’re so versatile. You’ve got guys that can play all three positions, know both ends, and basically everyone in the room can play all of those positions. I’m feeling really comfortable. [Defensive Line Coach] Bill [Kollar] is coming back, and you know he’s one of the best D-Line coaches in the league. He’s on top of us, making sure we get it all down. Yeah, just loving it. Just loving the fit.”Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsA large part of loving the fit is loving his new coach’s style. The offseason is barely halfway over and a common theme has emerged from interviews with a number of current and former Broncos- a theme that reflects rather badly on the level of discipline and intensity former head coach Vance Joseph brought to the job. Vic Fangio and his hard-nosed, no-nonsense style are looking to change that. Chalk Gotsis up as another player who approves.“Yeah Colby Wadman Jersey , I like it. I like it. He understands right now in this phase we’re just in helmets. We’re not really in shoulder pads. It’s more guys just lending their time to techniques and a lot of that other stuff will come once we get the pads on. But just his mentality, you can really just get the vibe that it’s no playing around, no fun and games. We’re just out there. We’re here to work. We haven’t been in the playoffs in the last three years and we’re not trying to make that four. We’re trying to come in and do everything we can. So, guys are in the building. We’re locked in and we’re working hard.”Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsOther Broncos have mentioned that coach Fangio won’t hesitate to call out a guy who’s not getting it done in practice, and Gotsis agrees that that certainly keeps his unit on their toes a bit more- especially considering Fangio’s defensive coaching background. One thing that should help prevent is the death by inches the Broncos have suffered for the past several seasons.When asked to point out why he thinks the Broncos have missed the playoffs in recent years, Gotsis pointed the conversation in the same direction.“I think we just need to be consistent. I think the last couple years we’ve started the season strong. We’ve been coming out with two, three wins and we’re looking really good. Then we kind of just fall into that lull of like three or four losses. Then we’re trying to gather ourselves again. So, we’ve got to come out and be consistent across all three phases: [special] teams, defense and offense. Hopefully, we can figure that out quick in this preseason and come to season time with us ready to go. There’s no looking back. 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